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EASEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, .1909.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV.13, 1909.

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OSCAR ANDERSON, OF GLOUCESTER, 'MASSACI-IUSETTS.

EASEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

Application filed November 13, 1909. Serial No. 527,836.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Gloucester, in the county of Essex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEasels, of whichtthe following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to produce an easel for general use whichcan be folded into a compact package, which will be light and easily setup and in which there is provided the desired conveniences for holdingpaint boxes and palettes and properly holding and securing the stretcheror canvas in place.

- In the drawings-Figure 1 is a front View of the easel in position foruse. Fig. 2 shows it folded. Fig. 3 shows the leg adjusting and holdingdevice in longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3 butshowing the spring detent in engaging position.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the eccen trio pins. Fig. 6 is adetail View of the connection with the legs. Fig. 7 is a side elevationof the easel in position for use showing the stretcher-frame clampedbetween the eccentric pins and the abutmentpiece.

As will be seen from the drawings my easel is of the usual tripod shape,the three legs a b a being connected together at the top by a novel formof joint especially designed for this use as follows. At the top of eachfront leg on its inner side there is secured a hingeleaf a b and at thetop of the rear leg on its front side there is secured a hinge-leaf a,the three legs being connected by a pintle 03 having one arm d arrangedat right angles to the other, thus permitting of opening or closing ofthe legs to any desired extent. Each leg is made in two parts 1-2 inwhat is substantially a telescoping construction, there being a band 3at the lower end of the part 1 which encircles the part 2, and a band 4at the upper end of the part 2 which encircles the part 1. One of theseparts, preferably the part 2, carries a springcatch 5 which is adaptedto engage with recesses 6 in the part 1 to hold the parts in any desiredposition of adjustment. A lever 7 is provided by which the spring can beretracted to disengage it from the recesses so as to permit the parts 12to slide freely. The parts of each leg are adjustable independently ofeach other; this is particularly advantageous in case of outdoor use ofthe easel to accommodate inequalities in the ground.

The front legs a b are provided with suit ably spaced apertures toreceive the pins 12 on which the stretcher or canvas is supported. Thesepins are eccentric so that by turning them the canvas can be raised andjammed under the hooked end of the abutment-piece g which is adjustablymounted in one of the legs, thus securely holding the canvas againstaccidental dislodgment by wind or otherwise and also permitting ofgiving the canvas the proper inclination. Extending between the frontlegs is a bar 71 which serves as a spacer for the legs and moreespecially as a support for a pair of arms 1' s secured to the rear leg.These arms provide a support for the paint box and also for the palette.

For transportation purposes the legs can be telescoped and then foldedcompactly together, the removable pieces, namely the abutment-piece gand the bar it, are-laid alongside of the rear leg and the whole boundtogether by a strap or similar device.

My easel is adapted as well for indoor as for outdoor use but hasparticular advantages for outdoor use in the provisions which I havemade for firmly holding the canvas in place and in proper position andbecause of its lightness and the small space which it occupies whenfolded and the readiness with which it can be unfolded and set inposition.

I claim:

1. An easel comprising two legs connected together to swing toward andaway from each other, a spacing bar provided with a projection at oneend to engage one of said legs and having a projection adjustablymounted on the opposite end thereof for engaging the other leg, a thirdleg connected to the first two legs and adapted for swinging movementtoward and away from said legs and laterally with respect thereto, andone or more arms secured to the last mentioned leg and supported by saidspacing bar.

2. An easel comprising two legs connected together to swing toward andaway from each other, a spacing bar extending between said legs providedwith a projection at one end for engaging one of said legs, and aprojection adjustably mounted at the opposite end for engaging the otherleg, the

upper edge of said bar having spaced notches, a third leg connected tothe first two legs and adapted for swinging movement toward and awayfrom said legs and laterally with respect thereto, and a pair of armshaving a swinging connect-ion with the last mentioned leg and supportedin the notches on the spacing bar as and for the purposes specified.

3. An easel comprising front legs having a series of apertures therein,supporting pins mounted in said apertures and adapted to turn therein,and eccentric surfaces on said pins in combination with anabut-mentpiece mounted in one of said legs above 15 said pins.

4. An easel comprising front legs having a series of apertures therein,supporting pins mounted in said apertures and adapted to turn therein,and eccentric surfaces on said pins in combination with an adjustablymounted abutment-piece mounted in one of said legs above said pins.

OSCAR ANDERSON.

Witnesses WILLIAM E. KERR,

J OHN CUNNINGHAM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

